Luxembourg, 28-11-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Banque Internationale à Luxembourg’s Chief Investment Officer Yves Kuhn was named Investment Manager of the Year during the Finance Management Awards’ gala ceremony on Wednesday, November 19, 2014. This was part of the Luxembourg Finance Management Summit, held at the city’s Hôtel Le Royal.

“We’re delighted that Yves’ outstanding investment management work has been recognised as part of these awards,” said Hugues Delcourt, BIL’s Chief Executive Officer. “We wish him and the investment management teams the best of luck in continuing to outperform the stock indexes.”

Yves Kuhn, in close collaboration with BIL’s Investment Management & Solutions (IMS) teams, defines new strategies in order to help manage the bank’s 3 billion euros under active discretionary management. BIL’s investment managers have turned in a risk-adjusted nominal performance that was ranked in the top tier for all discretionary-managed mandates.

The awards seek to recognise the financial sector’s best practices and services, as well as professionals for their skills and their involvement within their firms. The winners were selected by a jury of over 50 local CFOs, bank directors and other business executives.

The Luxembourg Finance Management Summit, formerly known as the Gala CFO World, has been organised since 2009. Every year, it is attended by more than 300 financial sector professionals.

About Banque Internationale à Luxembourg (BIL):
Founded in 1856, Banque Internationale à Luxembourg (BIL) is the oldest private bank in the Grand Duchy. It has always played an active role in developing the main phases of the Luxembourg economy and currently operates in retail, private and corporate banking, as well as on the financial markets. With more than 2,000 employees, the bank is present in the financial centres of Luxembourg, Belgium, Denmark, Singapore, Switzerland and the Middle East. More information at www.bil.com.